The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.

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Title: The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.
Author: Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.
Publication: London :: Printed by W. R. for Robert Scot, Thomas Basset, Richard Chiswell,; 1684.
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JEREMY XXIX, XXX, XXXI, XLIX. from vers. 34. to end. And LI. all.

THIS fourth year of his reign, Zedekiah either went himself, or sent Messengers to Babel, or both, for so is that vers. 59. of Chap. 51. diversly read, when Seraiah went with Zedekiah, or when he went for or in behalf of Zedekiah into Babylon. Now by the men that went thither, either with him or for him, Jeremy sen∣deth Letters to the children of the captivity, one to perswade them to frame their hearts, and to compose themselves for seventy years captivity: This, two Prophets in Babel, such others as Hananiah at Jerusalem, gain-say, and would perswade the people to the contrary. And a third writes to Jerusalem to have Jeremy punished; there∣fore he threatneth bitter judgments against all three. This in Chap. 29.

And being upon a Prophesie of the captivities return in that Chap∣ter, vers. 10, 11, &c. he falleth in Chap. 30. & 31. largely to fore∣tel the calling home of the two Tribes, and of the ten Tribes to Christ. Now though it be doubtful whither he sent the Prophesie of these two Chapters to Babel, yet is it doubtless, that their order is very proper in this place, where he is foretelling of the peoples return.

He also sendeth another Letter to Babylon concerning the ruine and destruction of Babylon it self, in Chap. 50. & 51. which Chap∣ters are laid as the period of his Prophesie, that then conclusion of them all might be the foretelling of the ruine of Babel. And under the same date may we also take the last part of Chap. 49. from vers. 34. to end; a Prophesie against Elam that joyned with Babel against Judea, Isa. 22. 6. and is joyned here with Babel in threatnings. The beginning of the reign of Zedekiah in verse 34. may be taken as it is Chap. 28. 1. for his fourth year.